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These are not easy times for booksellers. Borders, a big American one, fired its boss in January and has closed stores, but is s
These are not easy times for booksellers. Borders, a big American one, fired its boss in January and has closed stores, but is s
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2020-02-21
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These are not easy times for booksellers. Borders, a big American one, fired its boss in January and has closed stores, but is still at risk of【C1】______, some analysts say. The British chain of the same name, which it once owned, failed last year. Barnes, the world’s biggest bookseller, appointed a new boss last month to help it【C2】______the triple threat of the recession, increased competition and e-books.
The struggles of booksellers can be explained in part by an increase in competition. More than half of book sales in America take place not in bookshops but at big【C3】______such as Wal-Mart and Target, which compete to sell bestsellers at steeper discounts. Online retailers, too, are all doing like that. Booksellers are【C4】______their best to raise their profile online and win back the customers they have lost.
Will bookshops disappear completely? Most are putting their hopes on【C5】______people more reasons to come inside. Some bookshops plan to put a renewed【C6】______on service, including advice on e-books. Many shops have started to offer free Internet access to keep customers there longer and to【C7】______them to download e-books. Other survival strategies include hosting book clubs or other community groups and selling a wider【C8】______of goods, such as wrapping paper, jewellery, cards and toys.
Independent bookshops face a(n) 【C9】______serious threat, because they are【C10】______to match bigger rivals’ prices. Many are branching out by offering new services, such as creative-writing classes.
A)able F)enable K)retailers
B)bankruptcy G)getting L)shopper
C)confront H)giving M)trying
D)consequently I)interests N)unable
E)emphasis J)particularly O)variety
【C4】
选项
答案
M
解析
动词辨析题。分析句子结构可知,此处缺少谓语动词,空格后面是their best to raise theirprofile online,结合选项,固定搭配try one’s best to do sth.“努力做某事”符合句意,所以应选trying。
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大学英语四级
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